Bolt vs Vibecode

Bolt

• Prototyping a web app or site from a prompt without a local setup
• Developers who want to switch between prompting and editing code
• Marketers and founders who need hosting and a custom domain in one place

Vibecode

• Building an iPhone app from a phone or browser without owning a Mac
• People who want a native Swift codebase for iOS
• Makers who want AI usage billed at provider rates

Bolt

• The free plan stops at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, and larger projects use more tokens per message.
• Custom domains and Supabase databases need a paid plan, and free sites show a Made in Bolt badge.
• Free sites go offline for the rest of the month once they pass 10 GB of bandwidth or 333,333 requests.
• On Teams, tokens are allotted to each paid member and are not shared across the team.

Vibecode

• The Free plan's $2.50 in credits is a one-time grant, and it excludes database and auth, App Store submission and code download.
• Downloading source code and SSH access need Pro at $50 a month or Max.
• Native Swift projects run on Apple devices only; reaching Android needs a React Native project.
• Vibecode calls its pricing tiers experimental and says tier limits may change at any time.

Bolt

Prompt-to-app building

Describe an idea in chat and Bolt generates a full-stack project using JavaScript-based web frameworks. Plan Mode lets you discuss an approach before any code is written.

Bolt Cloud

Hosting, databases, user authentication and domains are built into each project. Paid plans raise the hosting allowance to 30 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.

Code view and GitHub

Project files can be read and edited directly in Code view, which uses no tokens, and a project can be connected to GitHub or started from an existing repository.

Design imports

Start a project from a Figma frame or a Google Stitch design, or add a design system so that generated screens follow existing components.

Mobile apps through Expo

Web apps are built natively in Bolt, while mobile apps for iOS and Android are built and shipped through its Expo integration.

Teams workspace

A shared workspace with centralized billing, member and integration controls, team prompts and private NPM registry support, priced per member.

Vibecode

Swift, React Native or web projects

Each project is a native Swift and SwiftUI app for iPhone and iPad, a React Native and Expo app for iOS and Android, or a web app, chosen when the project is created.

Build from a phone or a browser

Apps are built by prompting in the iOS or Android app or on the web. Native iOS projects compile on cloud Macs and stream from a cloud simulator, so no Mac is needed.

Vibecode Cloud backend

A single prompt adds a database, authentication and file storage. Vibecode Cloud is available on Plus and above, and Supabase or Firebase can be connected instead.

App Store submission

A built-in wizard builds, signs and uploads an app to the App Store without opening Xcode. It needs a paid plan and an Apple Developer membership ($99 a year).

Wholesale credit pricing

Vibecode states that $1 of credits buys $1 of AI usage at the providers' rates, with no markup. Unused credits roll over while a plan is active.

Code export and SSH

Pro and Max can download the full source project, such as an Xcode project for iOS apps, and connect over SSH to keep working in an editor like Cursor.

Bolt

• Free$0

  300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, hosting with up to 333K web requests, a 10MB upload limit and Bolt branding on sites.

• ProFrom $25

  per month, billed monthly; $216 a year billed yearly

  Starts at 10M tokens a month with no daily limit. Adds token rollover, custom domains, no Bolt branding, 100MB uploads and up to 1M web requests.

• Teams$30

  per member / month, billed monthly

  Everything in Pro, plus centralized billing, team-level access management, admin controls and private NPM registries. Tokens are per member, not pooled.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO, audit logs and compliance support, a dedicated account manager, 24/7 priority support, custom SLAs and data retention policies.

Vibecode

• Free$0

  $2.50 in one-time credits. No image or sound generation, database and auth, App Store submission, code download or SSH.

• Plus$20

  per month, billed monthly; $200 billed annually

  $20 in credits a month, image and sound generation, Vibecode Cloud database and auth, App Store submission and chat support.

• Pro$50

  per month, billed monthly; $500 billed annually

  $55 in credits a month. Adds source code download, SSH access for Cursor and priority technical support.

• Max$200

  per month, billed monthly; $2,000 billed annually

  $220 in credits a month. Adds 24/7 priority support and 1 live coding session.

Bolt

• Annual discount

  Save up to 28% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises up to 28% off with yearly billing. The help center gives $216 a year for the entry Pro tier against $25 a month, and says other annual plans save 10%.

Vibecode

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  The pricing page labels annual billing as 2 months free: Plus is $200 a year instead of $20 a month, Pro is $500 instead of $50, and Max is $2,000 instead of $200.